New models quickly followed
During the heyday of the analogue reel to reel tape recorders in the 1960's-70's there Wafer stick machine were many manufacturers, but the Studer/Revox recorders were probably best known in the domestic market. Although no longer manufactured these machines are still extremely popular to enthusiasts.The Willi Studer company was founded in 1948 and in 1949 their first tape recorder, the Dynavox was developed, which was an instant success. In 1951 Willi Studer founded the company ELA AG with Hans Winzeler and the Dynavox was renamed and became the first Revox tape recorder, the T26. The first professional reel to reel tape recorder was also launched in this year, the prototype Studer 27, which went into mass production in 1952.1955 saw the launch of the Studer A37 and Studer B37 and the introduction of the first tape recorder of the famous Revox 36-series, the Revox A36.
New models quickly followed and 1957, with an international sales network now in place, saw the introduction of the first portable tape recorder, the Studer B30, and the new version of the A36 series the B36.The last mono reel to reel tape recorder, the C36,started production a year later, which also saw Studer present the the first mixing console, the portable Studer 69. Then, in 1961 the Revox D36, which was the first stereo tape recorder, started production.The legendary Studer J37 4-track tape recorder, which was endorsed no less by the Beatles using it for their 1967 album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was first introduced to the public in 1964. Transistorized reel to reel recorders came into being a year later.Studer reel to reel players continued to rise in popularity within the domestic as well as the professional market with the continuing introduction of ever more models with innovative designs including the the microprocessor controlled multitrack tape recorder Studer A800. However, the writing was on the wall for the analogue reel to reel tape recorders with the introduction of the A710 cassette recorder in 1982 and the first digital products in 1983.
Other models that have come out of the Studer/Revox factory that have proved popular and stood the test of time are the A77 with worldwide sales of 400,000 and probably the best tape recorder of it's class, the B77 and the professional version of it, the PR99, the A700 and older valve machines like the venerable G36.Probably the best machine of its type that Studer ever made was the last quarter-inch-format machine the company manufactured, the Studer A807 which was supreme both in terms of the audio electronics and the superb transport mechanism.There are still many of these Studer/Revox reel to reel tape recorders still available and they come in all formats to suit all tastes and, although they are not manufactured any more, they are quite easy to maintain, with easily available parts.From their initial beginnings the company, and its brand name Studer, has become synonymous for broadcasting and recording equipment and the name of Studer now carries with it a worldwide reputation for quality and reliability and for 50 years Studer was the leader in analogue tape-recording technology.
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